Malin, County Donegal

Malin Málainn
Town
Malin Bridge
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Government
• Dáil Éireann	Donegal North-East
• EU Parliament	North–West
Population  (2006)
• Urban	122
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	C467453

Malin in 1996

Malin (Irish: Málainn) is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, situated 6 km (4 mi) north of Carndonagh. A further 13 km (8 mi) north further is Malin Head, the most northerly point of the island of Ireland. Malin won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1970 and 1991. It was a planned settlement platted around a triangular green.

Sport

The town's GAA club, Malainn, is considered a senior football club. It is the most northern GAA club in Ireland.

The Malin 5k run is held annually as well as a Raft-Race which takes place to raise funds for the RNLI.

Tidy towns

Malin has done well in the Tidy Town's contest, winning the competition twice and coming runners-up in 2002.

Notable people

• The Irish folk music trio The Henry Girls are from Malin.
• The Rev. William Elder, politician and clergyman in Canada
• Sir William McArthur, Lord Mayor of London

See also

• List of populated places in the Republic of Ireland
• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland

External links

• The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
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